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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.

John Ortberg

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Cure God Sin Vision
There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner
The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust
It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.

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